Overcoat-collar.



Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

LEVI LYONS, OF HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

OVERCOAT-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. 22, 1910.

Application filed December 26, 1908. Serial No. 469,228.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI LYONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, in the county of Wentworth and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Overcoat- Collars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in overcoat collars consisting of an adjustable collar the front portions of which are adapted to be sufliciently raised until the front ends of the collar meet, or are brought into close proximity with each other, at the throat, said collar having an inner band, and gores adapted to form bellows plait-s securely attached to said band and to the upper front body portions of the coat.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide an overcoat with an adjustable collar arranged in such a manner that when the front portions of the collar are raised, together with the band, means are provided therewith to connect the inner member, or band of the collar and the body portion of the coat, to prevent the weather from penetrating between the raised and the said body portions of the coat, second, to provide means whereby the front portions of the inner member or band of the coat collar shall be fastened together when the collar is adjusted to high position, and third, to afford facilities whereby the collar may be ad justed to a low front, or normal position, and there stay, or to a high front position and there retained. I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevation, slightly in perspective, of the upper portion of an overcoat, showing the collar thereof in normal or low, position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, similar to Fig. 1 of the drawing, showing the front portions of the collar thereof, adjusted to a high position, the outer front portion of the coat buttoned over the inner front portion thereof. Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional elevation on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 of the collar and its inner band, or portion, in normal position, and the gores adapted to form the bellows plait securely attached to said band and to the upper body portion of the coat, and hanging limp, or distended, and not in practical use. Fig. 4. is an enlarged sectional elevation on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 of the collar adjusted to a high position, the gores adapted to form the bellows plait referred to shown in extended position, and substantially covering the opening between the band of the collar and the body portion of the coat.

Similar charactersrefer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing A is the body portion of the overcoat, B, is the collar directly connected at the back to the neck portion of the coat at G, and O is the inner band, or folded inner member of the collar, and forms an integral part of the same.

D, are the two flexible tapering gores ada ted to form bellows plaits, securely attached to the lower and front portion of the inner member or band C, of the collar B, the lower parts of said gores being securely attached to the upper portions of the body of the coat. The gores D, extend from the front ends of the band, or member C, to a suitable distance on said member, the terminus being indicated by 2, in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. These gores D, are adapted to be folded like a bellows or fan, the part that extends being at the front ends of the collar band, and the narrow end at the terminus 2. The gores forming the bellows plaits therefore lie folded when collar is in normal position, and extend when the collar is placed up to the throat, thus proving a perfect connection and protection.

For ordinary use, the collar B stays in normal position, as in Fig. l of the drawing, and when required to protect the throat from the weather, the front portions of the collar can be raised and securely fastened in said raised position, by an adjustable strap E, shown in position of utility by broken lines, in Fig. 2, of the drawing. One end of the strap E is attached to the member C of the collar, near to the front thereof, and the opposite end of said strap has a button hole, to button to a button 3 on the opposite portion of the member C, shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The gores forming the bellows plaits D, allow the adjustment of the front portion of the collar to normal and to a high position to protect the throat, and by having no opening, affords the best possible protection. By the fact of the strap being buttoned across the front portions, or ends, of the inner part or band C of the color hooks and eyes are therefore not requisite coat and connected to said band and neck in this coat collar as set forth. whereby When the ends of the collar are WVhat I claim as my invention and desire lowered a bellows fold is formed in said 5 to secure by Letters Patent, is gores, and When said ends are raised the bel- 15 A coat provided With a turned down 001- lows fold Will be extended, as set forth. lar, said collar directly connected at the back LEVI LYONS. to the upper portion of the neck of the coat l/Vit-nesses: body two tapering gores each interposed be- A. HARRIS, 10 tween the loWer edges of the inner band of JOHN H. HENDRY.

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